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PUTTI NG FAMI LI ES FI RST I N DC Decem ber 5 , 2 0 1 9 Emerging Best Practices Conference December 5-6, 2019 St. Pete Beach, FL

Four Pillars Agenda: Values-Based Every child exits care as quickly Children grow up best with as possible for a safe, their families. We remove supportive family or life-long children only when necessary connection. Older youth have to keep them safe. skills for successful adulthood. Every child is entitled to a Foster care is temporary. We nurturing environment that start planning for permanence supports healthy growth and the day a child enters care. development, good physical and mental health, and academic achievement. Emerging Best Practices Conference 2 December 5-6, 2019 | St. Pete Beach, FL

CFSA’s Focus on Prevention Children in District Out-of-Home Care Point in time: Last day of Fiscal Year 2,092 1,827 1,549 1,342 1,120 1,085 996 905 846 839 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19Q3 Emerging Best Practices Conference 3 December 5-6, 2019 | St. Pete Beach, FL

SNAPSHOT: W HO W E SERVE As of June 30, 2019 2462 children and youth served by CFSA 826 Families served by the Collaboratives 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 East River 228 } 57% 846 Far South East (34%) 241 1,616 Edgewood/Brookland 168 (66%) Georgia Avenue 97 FY19 Collaborative Solutions for 92 Communities In-Home Out of Home Emerging Best Practices Conference December 5-6, 2019 | St. Pete Beach, FL

Children served I n-Hom e ( as of 6 / 3 0 / 2 0 1 9 ) Race Age African American 63% 35% 0-5 Hispanic 11% 6-12 42% Unknown 25% 20% 13-17 Other 0% 0% 3% Caucasian 18+ Gender Female, Male, 47% 53% Emerging Best Practices Conference 5 December 5-6, 2019 | St. Pete Beach, FL

Children served by Out-of-Hom e ( as of 6 / 3 0 / 2 0 1 9 ) Race Age 80% African American 30% 0-5 15% Hispanic 6-12 30% 4% Unknown 24% 13-17 1% Other 0% 17% Caucasian 18+ Gender Female, Male, 48% 52% Emerging Best Practices Conference 6 December 5-6, 2019 | St. Pete Beach, FL

W hat is Fam ily First?  Family First Prevention Services Act (Family First) was enacted by the federal government to increase the availability of evidence-based services prevent foster care entry by serving families in their communities.  Family First officially launched on October 1, 2019, allowing CFSA staff to document evidence-based prevention services for children to support family preservation and reunification.  Services include:  Parenting and Home Visiting Programs  Mental Health treatment services  Substance Abuse treatment  Family First is an enhancement to our current practice: the next evolution of the prevention work CFSA is already doing. Emerging Best Practices Conference 7 December 5-6, 2019 | St. Pete Beach, FL

Drivers of Success in DC  Shift from IV-E Waiver to Family First  Leadership commitment  Consistent and targeted meetings • Workgroups & subgroups • Focus groups (stakeholder buy-in): Family and Provider voice  Commitment to staffing (team)  Asking forgiveness not permission – Vision First Emerging Best Practices Conference 8 December 5-6, 2019 | St. Pete Beach, FL

Sister Agencies and Partners  What populations are reflected in sister agency data? How do the populations relate to: • Potential candidates • Potential upstream populations  What insights can be gained about client service needs?  What insights can be gained about DC’s existing service array?  How do these insights influence our thinking about how to best serve families at risk of child maltreatment? Emerging Best Practices Conference 9 December 5-6, 2019 | St. Pete Beach, FL

Prevention W ork Group  Review ed CFSA and partner data and obtained input on potential target populations and services  Conducted client and provider focus groups  I dentified target populations for services, including upstream (primary prevention) target populations and candidates for foster care  Recommended the best-fit evidence- based interventions to meet DC families' specific service needs.  Articulated a broad vision for prevention in DC. Emerging Best Practices Conference December 5-6, 2019 | St. Pete Beach, FL 10

Fam ily W ork Prevention I nternal I m plem entation Team  Key internal stakeholder m eetings to answer plan development and implementation questions.  Used Chapin Hall’s Readiness Assessm ent, Planning, and I m plem entation tool as a framework for meeting with CFSA subject matter experts (SMEs).  I nitial meetings to inform plan development served as a kick-off for CFSA’s im plem entation team to answer critical questions to craft our prevention plan.  Shifted from plan developm ent to im plem entation efforts following the submission of our Plan to the Children’s Bureau. Emerging Best Practices Conference 11 December 5-6, 2019 | St. Pete Beach, FL

Fam ily W ork Prevention W ork Group: Feedback Loop  Prevention Plan feedback loop ensured voices represented from internal and external stakeholders.  Recom m endations from stakeholders inform ed the Prevention Plan content.  Core team and SMEs transitioned from planning to im plem entation. Emerging Best Practices Conference 12 December 5-6, 2019 | St. Pete Beach, FL

Fam ily First Target Population Target Sub-Populations Front Porch (1) Children served through the Healthy Families/ Thriving Communities Collaboratives (the Collaboratives) following a CPS investigation or closed CFSA case. (2) Children who have exited foster care through reunification, guardianship, or adoptions. (3) Children born to mothers with a positive toxicology screening. Front Door (4) Children served through CFSA’s In-Home Services program, which offers intensive case management and service referrals to families. (5) Pregnant or parenting youth in/ recently exited foster care with eligibility for services ending five years after exiting foster care. (6) Non-ward children of pregnant or parenting youth in or recently exited foster care with eligibility for services ending five years after exiting. (7) Siblings of children in foster care who reside at home and have assessed safety concerns. Emerging Best Practices Conference 13 December 5-6, 2019 | St. Pete Beach, FL

The Role of Case Managem ent  CFSA is investing in training on encouraging meaningful connections-to and engagement-in EBP services  Motivational Interviewing has emerged as a prominent case management tool in the field of child welfare  CFSA social workers, supervisors and Collaboratives will carry out Motivational Interviewing (MI) as a core component of our practice model Case Evidence – Significantly Management Based improved using Preventive outcomes for Motivational Services families! Interviewing Emerging Best Practices Conference 14 December 5-6, 2019 | St. Pete Beach, FL

 New w ay to docum ent Changes to the w ay services needed to support children and their families CFSA staff w ork (Prevention Plan) and refer to EBP services.  Prevention Planning Mandatory I T and Motivational I nterview ing trainings for all case-carrying staff and supervisors to prepare for case practice and docum entation changes . Referrals to EBPs  I m proved internal com m unication to em phasize available prevention services – leverage agency publications, trainings, and IT systems to make services easy to find! Emerging Best Practices Conference December 5-6, 2019 | St. Pete Beach, FL 15

Technology to Support Fam ily First – Prevention Plan and Service Tracking Intuitive and easy to use Emerging Best Practices Conference 16 December 5-6, 2019 | St. Pete Beach, FL

Fam ilies First DC: Moving Upstream Emerging Best Practices Conference December 5-6, 2019 | St. Pete Beach, FL 17

Fam ily First ( CFSA) + Fam ilies First DC Evidence-based program s to support pregnant & parenting youth in foster W raps around the care and foster care narrow Family First candidates requirem ents of Fam ily First to support and strengthen DC fam ilies in their ow n neighborhoods through prim ary prevention. Families First DC: Neighborhood-based strengthening approach Emerging Best Practices Conference 18 December 5-6, 2019 | St. Pete Beach, FL

Fam ilies First DC: 1 0 Fam ily Success Centers in Targeted Neighborhoods Emerging Best Practices Conference December 5-6, 2019 | St. Pete Beach, FL

Fam ilies First DC: Goals • Em pow er Com m unities - Place-based approach - neighborhoods and families will create Family Success Centers to meet their specific needs. • Com m unity Advisory Com m ittees to set priorities, $400,000 grants including up to $250,000 for sub grants to fill services gaps. • I ntegrate Services –Centers will be uniquely designed by each community to facilitate access to existing government and community resources tailored to meet families’ needs. • Focus Upstream - Family Success Centers will focus on increasing protective factors and mitigating trauma - prevent crises through early engagem ent. Emerging Best Practices Conference 20 December 5-6, 2019 | St. Pete Beach, FL